Hiroshige transformed Japanese landscape printing through his mastery of bokashi (gradated wash) technique and sensitivity to weather, season, and light. His atmospheric landscapes directly influenced Impressionist painters in Europe after Japanese prints reached the West in the 1860s.
The long bridge at Seta, where the only outlet of Lake Biwa crosses south toward the Uji River, was famous for its sunset colors — the "evening glow" (sekisho) that gives this scene from the "Eight Views of Omi" its name. Hiroshige's oban print captures the sky at the moment when the setting sun turns the water and clouds to gold and crimson, small boats and distant mountains framing the luminous scene.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Evening Glow at Seta Bridge (Seta no sekisho), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei no uchi)" was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重) in c. 1834.
Yes — Evening Glow at Seta Bridge (Seta no sekisho), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei no uchi)" is part of the Eight Views of Omi series (print 7 of 1) by Utagawa Hiroshige.
Evening Glow at Seta Bridge (Seta no sekisho), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei no uchi)" depicts landscapes, bridges, and night scenes.
